Electrical fixture.



E. S. WHITE.

ELEGTRIGAL FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 191a.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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ELECTRICAL FIXTURE.

APPLIOATION FILED mm: 5,1913

' Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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ELMEE S. WHITE, OF MOUNT CARMEL, ILLINOIS.

ELECTRICAL FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 5, 1913.

Patented Pillar. Ml, 191 f. Ecrial No. 771,974.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Emma SHERMAN lVrrrrn, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Mount Carmel, in the county of ll abash and Eitate of Illinois have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l llectrical Fixtures; and .i do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and us"v the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in electrical fixtures and has for its object to provide a device to which the usual chain of electric pendants is adapted to be secured.

Another object of my invention to provide such device as above mentioned to which several different kinds of chains may be attached.

A still further object of my invention is to simplify such devices and render them cheap in construction and simple and effective in it-h the above and other objects in view I now proceed to describe my invention in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view of the usual shower pan showing my improved attachmentapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the body portion of my improved attachment, Fig. 3 is a sectional View through the center of my improved device, Fig. a: is a top plan View of the ring used in connection with the body port-ion, Fig. 5 is a modified form of my improvement, 6 is a still further modification of my invention, Fig. 7 is another modification of my invention, Fig. 8 is still another modification of my improvement, and Fig. 9 shows one of the forms of the loops used in connection with my improved device.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference 1 indicates the usual shower pan to which is secured my improved attachment, indicated generally by the numeral 2, which preferably comprises a body portion 3, having formed integrally therewith the upstanding cylindrical member l, which is centrally located with relation to the body portion and is adapted to form a shoulder 5, on which the ring 6 is adapted to rest. A longitudinal central aperture 7 is provided and the upper half is internally screw threaded as will be clcarlv seen on referrin to Fig. 2. I a

At diametrically opposite points I preferably provide the recesses 8 which extend for a short distance into the body portion as clearly shown in Fig. 3 and form the shoulders 2) against which the ends of the loop, indicated by the numeral 10, are adapted to rest. An externally screw threaded tubular member 11 is adapted to enter the screw threaded end of the aperture 7 and thereby secure the device in its position on the pan 1, by means of a suitable nut lu the modified form of my invention which shown in Fig. 5 the body portion, indicated by the numeral 13, is substantially the same as that previously described, being provided at its upper end with the upstanding cylindrical portion 14., which forms the shoulder 15, against which the lower surface of the ring 16 is adapted to abut. Suit able recesses 17 are provided in the lower surface of the ring, clearly shown in Fig. 5 and are adapted to form receptacles for the ends 18 of the loop when the device is in position. v

in the form shown in Fig. 6 the body portion, indicated by the numeral 19, is substantially the same as that previously described, excepting for the elimination of the upstanding portions 4t and 141-, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, respectively. This body portion 19 is provided with the central aperture 20, which is screw threaded for a portion of its distance as will be clearly seen, on referring to the drawing and has in its upper surface, and communicating with the edges of said body portion, the diametrically disposed recesses 21, which are adapted to form the shoulders 22 against which the ends of the loops, previously described, are adapted to rest. In place of the rings shown and described in the previous figures 1 preferably provide in this form the circular plate 23 which is provided in its center with the internally screw threaded aperture 24, which is adapted to receive the end of the tubular member referred to as 11 in the foregoing description.

The form shown in Fig. 7 is similar to that of Fig. 6 with the exception of the recesses 25 which are in the circular plate, referred to as 23, and thereby eliminate the necessity of providing recesses 21 in the body portion.

In the form shown in Fig. 8 the body portion, indicated by he numeral 26, is substantially the same as those previously referred to, having a central aperture 27, which internally screw threaded for a portion of its distance. The rings and plates previously referred to are made integral with the body portion as clearly illustrated, and the recess 28 extends from the upper edge of the ring through the same to a suitable point in the body portion thereby forming a shoulder 29, as is clearly illustrated.

The numeral 30 indicates a loop which may be substituted for the loop 10 in any of the foregoing forms and it will be seen that in this way different styles of fixtures may be provided without the necessity 0t furnishing several different types of attaching members.

While in the foreg ing I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 wish it to be understood that I may change the specific arrangements or parts without in any way departing from 5 the spirit and scope or" my invention.

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V hat I claim is In a device of the character described the combination with a shower pan having a centrally located aperture, or" a substantially globular body portion, said body portion being provided with a centrally located in ternally screwthreaded aperture, a tubular stein threaded into the aperture in the shower pan, a cylindrical extension formed at the upper side of the globular body portion, a removable ring adapted to surround the tubular extension, a shoulder formed at the point where the tubular member and said shoulder being adapted to support the ring, the said body portion being provided with a pair of diametrically disposed recesses, and an open ended loop adapted to seat in the recesses to support a lighting fixture.

in testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELL EEK S. 'WHITE.

Witnesses Arvin BEHUEL, FRANK W. MARsI-L Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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